Eugene Peterson (1932) author of "The Message", a contemporary paraphrase of the

Holy Bible from the original languages, "crafted to present its tone, rhythm, events, and

ideas in everyday language." It was written in order to recreate the spirit of the original

Thomas C. Oden (1931) is an American Christian theologian associated with Drew University in New

Muhammed edh-Dhib (1931) was the young shepherd from the Ta'amireh

clans residing in Bethlehem, who discovered the Dead Sea Scrolls in 1947

John Shelby Spong (1931)

Gustavo Gutiérrez (1928) is one of the founders of liberation theology

Hans Küng (1928) is an eminent Swiss theologian, and a prolific author. Since 1995 he has been President

of the Foundation for a Global Ethic (Stiftung Weltethos). Küng is a Roman Catholic, but the Vatican has

Pope Benedict XVI (1927)

J. I. Packer (1926) is a Christian theologian in the Calvinist/Reformed tradition. He currently serves

John B. Cobb (1925) is an American United Methodist theologian who played a crucial role in

the development of process theology. He integrated Alfred North Whitehead's metaphysics into

Christianity, and applied it to issues of social justice

Norman Geisler (19??)

Karol Wojtyła (1920-2005) reigned as pope of the Roman Catholic Church and

sovereign of Vatican City and of the Holy See for almost 27 years. In 1992 he

Billy Graham (1918) is an American Christian evangelist who has preached the message of 

Christianity around the world, reaching live audiences of 210 million people in 185 countries. He has

led hundreds of thousands of people to make personal decisions to accept Jesus Christ into their lives,

Bernard Lonergan (1904-1984) author of Insight: A Study of Human Understanding (1957) and

Method in Theology (1973), which established what he called Generalized Empirical Method

Karl Rahner (1904-1984) was one of the most influential Roman Catholic theologians of the 20th century.

He was born in Freiburg, Germany, and died in Innsbruck, Austria. His theology influenced the Second

Georgia Harkness (1891-1974) was a Christian theologian in the Methodist tradition. Harkness has been

described as the first significant American female theologian and was important in the movement to gain

Karl Barth (1886-1968) was one of the leading thinkers in the neo-orthodox movement

Rudolf Karl Bultmann (1884-1976) his "History of the Synoptic Tradition" is still highly regarded as

Martin Buber (1878-1965) author of "I and Thou"

Albert Schweitzer (1875-1965) As a young theologian his first major work,

by which he gained a great reputation, was The Quest of the Historical Jesus

Charles Taze Russell (1852-1916) founded one of the first Bible Societies in the United

Desire Joseph Mercier (1851-1926) under the auspices of Pope Leo XIII,

he organized an institute for the study of the teachings of St. Thomas Aquinas

Ramakrishna (1836-1886) teacher of Advaita Vedanta Hinduism.

He preached that all religions lead to the same goal

Joseph Smith (1805-1844) founder of the Latter Day Saint

movement, which developed into Mormonism

John Henry Newman (1801-1890) author of "the Grammar of Assent"

Christian Hermann Weisse (1801-1866) was a German Protestant religious philosopher. He developed (along with Fichte)

 a new speculative theism and was the first theologian to propose the two-source hypothesis (1838), which is still held by

a majority of biblical scholars today. In the two-source hypothesis, the Gospel of Mark was the first gospel to be written

collection of Jesus's sayings

Antonio Rosmini Serbati (1797-1855) founded the the Institute of the Brethren of Charity,

Charles Grandison Finney (1792-1875) was a major leader

of the Second Great Awakening in America

George Whitefield (1774-1770) was one of the leaders of the Methodist movement,

is most famous for his preaching in the Great Awakening movement of Christian revivals

Friedrich Schleiermacher (1768-1834) Reden über die Religion, Monologe

Adam Clarke (1762-1832) is chiefly remembered for writing a commentary on the Bible which

took him forty years to compile and which was a primary Methodist theological resource for two centuries

John Fletcher (1729-1785) was one of Methodism's first great theologians

John Wesley (1703-1791) was the founder of the Methodist denomination of Protestant Christianity

Jonathan Edwards (1703-1758) is known as one of the

greatest and most profound American evangelical theologians

Rabbi Israel ben Eliezer (1698-1760) was the founder

of the spiritual movement known as Hasidic Judaism

Emanuel Swedenborg (1688-1772)

Samuel Clarke (1675-1729)

Jacob Amman (1656-1730) gave the Amish movement its name

Kateri Tekakwitha (1656-1680) is honored by the Catholic Church as the patroness of ecology

Thomas Burnet (1635-1715) theologian and writer on cosmogony

Philipp Jakob Spener (1635-1705) published two chief works, Pia desideria and Allgemeine

Gottesgelehrtheit, and began that form of pastoral work which resulted in the movement called Pietism

Miguel de Molinos (1628-1697)

John Bunyan (1628-1688)

George Fox (1624-1691) was an English Dissenter and the founder of

Francis Turretin (1623-1687) was a defender of the Calvinistic

orthodoxy represented by the Synod of Dort

John Owen (1616-1683) was an English Nonconformist church leader. In 1647 he again attacked the

Arminians in The Death of Death in the Death of Christ, which drew him into long debate with Richard Baxter

Richard Baxter (1615-1691) was an English Puritan church leader

Cornelis Jansen (1585-1638)

Bishop James Usher (1581-1656) calculated from dates given in the old testament

that the earth was created on the evening preceding October 23, 4004 bc in his work

Annales veteris testamenti, a prima mundi origine deducti

Jakob Boehme (1575-1624) was a Christian mystic

James Arminius (1560-1609) is best known as the founder of the anti-Calvinistic school in

Protestant theology, and thereby lent his name to the antithetical theology to Calvinism - Arminianism

Anton Praetorius (1560-1613) was a protestant pastor and fighter against the persecution of witches

Richard Hooker (1554-1600) is the co-founder

(with Thomas Cranmer) of Anglican theological thought

Matteo Ricci (1552-1610)

Pierre Charron (1541-1603)

Luis de Molina (1535-1600) jesuit theologican, he developed the doctrine of

Theodore Beza (1519-1605) participant in the Protestant Reformation,

succeeded Calvin in the great institution of learning at Geneva which he had founded

Saint Teresa of Avila (1515-1582) was a Spanish Roman Catholic mystic and monastic reformer

John Knox (1513-1572) was a Scottish religious reformer who played the 

lead part in reforming the Church in Scotland in a Presbyterian manner

John Calvin (1509-1564) was a prominent Christian theologian during the Protestant

Reformation and is the namesake of the system of Christian theology called Calvinism

Heinrich Bullinger (1504-1575) Swiss religious reformer

Obbe Philips (1500-1568) was one of the early founders of Dutch

Anabaptism. Menno Simons was ordained by him around 1537

Alexander Alesius (1500-1565)

Felix Manz (1498-1527)

Conrad Grebel (1498-1526)

Philip Melanchthon (1497-1560) was an associate of

Martin Luther and writer of the Protestant Reformation

Menno Simons (1496-1561) was an Anabaptist religious leader from the province of

Fryslân (today Netherlands and Germany). His followers became known as Mennonites

Ignatius of Loyola (1491-1556) was the principal founder and first Superior General of the

Society of Jesus, a religious order of the Roman Catholic Church professing direct service to the Pope

Thomas Cranmer (1489-1556) introduced the Book of Common Prayer, a modernized version of which

is still used today, and in general, led the Church of England in a more Protestant direction

Johannes Eck (1486-1543) was a defender of Catholicism during the Protestant Reformation.

It was Eck who argued that the beliefs of Martin Luther and John Huss were similar

Johannes Bugenhagen (1485-1558)

Ulrich Zwingli (1484-1531) was the leader of the Swiss Reformation

Martin Luther (1483-1546) augustinian monk whose teachings inspired the Protestant

Thomas Cajetan (1469-1534) as entrusted the task of examining and testing the teachings of Luther

Nicholas of Cusa (1401-1464) was noted for his deeply mystical

writings about Christianity, particularly the nature of the Trinity

Thomas à Kempis (1380-1471) was a medieval Christian monk and author of

Imitation of Christ, one of the most well-known Christian books on devotion

Jan Hus (1369-1415) initiated a religious movement based on the

ideas of John Wyclif. His followers became known as Hussites

Julian of Norwich (1342-1416) her major work "Sixteen Revelations of Divine Love"

is believed to be the first book written by a woman in the English language

Geert Groote (1340-1384) founder of the Brethren of the Common Life

William of Alnwick (1333) franciscan theologican,

wrote the prologue to Ockham's Summa logicae,

Scotus Johannes Duns (1265-1308) was a theologian and philosopher. Some may argue that during his

tenure at Oxford, the notion of what differentiates theology from philosophy and science began in earnest.

Perhaps the most influential point of Duns Scotus' theology was his defense of the Immaculate Conception of Mary

Meister Eckhart (1260-1328) was one of the most influential Christian Neoplatonists

Peter John Olivi (1247-1298) theologian,

Jacobus de Voragine (1230-1298) author of the Golden Legend, one of the most popular religious works

of the middle ages, a collection of the legendary lives of the greater saints of the medieval church

Thomas Aquinas (1224-1274) gave birth to the Thomistic school of philosophy, which was long

Saint Bonaventure (1221-1271) beheld the winged seraph that had also

Albertus Magnus (1200-1280) was a Dominican friar who became famous for his universal knowledge and advocacy

for the peaceful coexistence of science and religion. He is considered to be the greatest German philosopher and theologian

of the Middle Ages. He was the first medieval scholar to apply Aristotle's philosophy to Christian thought at the time

Nahmanides (1194-1270)

Saint Francis of Assisi (1181-1226) founder of the franciscan order of friars

Cäsarius von Heisterbach (1180-1240) Cistercian monk, author of the Dialogue on Miracles

Dominic de Guzman (1170-1221)

Richard of St. Victor (d. 1173)

Peter Lombard (1095-1160)

Bernard of Clairvaux (1090-1153) was the primary builder of the reforming Cistercian monastic order,

Saint Anselm (1033-1109) held the office of Archbishop of Canterbury, is called the founder

of Scholasticism, but is most famous as the inventor of the ontological argument for the existence of God

Pietro Damiani (1007-1072)

Nammalvar (880-930)

Theodulf of Orléans (760-821) was bishop of Orleans, and became the foremost

Isidore of Seville (560-636)

Mohammed (570-632) La ilaha illa Allah, Mohammed rasul Allah

Nemesius of Emesa (fl. 400) his work "De natura hominis" can

be said to be the first christian-philosophical anthropology

Saint Augustine (354-430) is the pre-eminent Doctor of the Church according to Roman

Catholicism, he held that introspection leads to discovering the created hierarchies by which

Jerome (347-420) is best known as the translator of the Bible from Greek and Hebrew into Latin.

Jerome's edition, the Vulgate, is still the official biblical text of the Roman Catholic Church

Gregory of Nyssa (330-395) tried to reconcile Platonism with Christianity,

Athanasius (296-373) roman catholics have declared him one of the 33 doctors of the church

Eusebius of Caesarea (275-339)

Anthony the Great (251-356)

Saint Laurence (210-258) one of the seven deacons of Rome, where he was martyred

Origen (184-254) his writings are important as the first serious intellectual attempt to describe Christianity,

applied the Platonist doctrine of apokatastasis (Greek for "restoration to the original condition") to Christianity

Tertullian (155-240)

Clement of Alexandria (150 -215) became the colleague of Pantaenus, the head of the

catechetical school of Alexandria, and finally succeeded him in the direction of the school

age of prophecy, gained a convert in Tertullian,

Athenagoras (133-190) Christian apologist, author of "Embassy for

Irenaeus (120-203) the Catholic Church considers him a Father of the Church. He

was  a disciple of Polycarp, who himself was a disciple of John the Evangelist

Justin Martyr (110-165) was an early Christian apologist

Marcion (110-160) advocated an ascetic Christianity with parallels in gnosticism, Marcion's teaching, known

as Marcionism, was that Jesus revealed to the world a hitherto unknown god, who was different from the God of

the Hebrew Bible. According to Marcion, the god of the Hebrew Bible was inconstant, jealous, wrathful, and legalistic

Valentinius (100-160) gnostic

Polycarp (70-160) Polycarp was a companion of Papias another "hearer of John". Polycarp's

Saint Jude, aka Thaddaeus ()

Judas Iscariot ()

Simon the Canaanite ()

Saint Thomas ()

Saint Matthew ()

Saint Nathanael () identified with Bartholomew, According to scripture, Bartholomew was one of the disciples to whom

Jesus appeared at the Sea of Tiberias after the resurrection (John 21:2). He also witnessed the ascension. Tradition has it

that after the ascension, Bartholomew went on a missionary tour to India, where he left behind a copy of the Gospel of Matthew

Saint Philip from Bathesda () The Gospel of John states (1:43) that he was called by Jesus to be

Saint James the Less (-62)

Saint James the Great (-42) brother of John

John the Apostle () as first a disciple of John the Baptist, and later one of the twelve

 disciples of Jesus, St. John the Apostle, is the disciple "whom Jesus loved"

Paul (3-67) made the first great efforts through his epistles to gentile communities to show that

Saint Andrew (-60) Peter's brother, a Bathesda fisherman, disciple of John the Baptist, was the first to follow Jesus,

Eusebius quotes Origen as saying Andrew preached in Asia Minor and in Scythia, along the Black Sea as far as

 the Volga. Hence he became a patron saint of Romania and Russia

which is part of the Mahabharata,

was delivered from the lion's den